Usually, when I write, I do so once I have already processed something. Even if it is a seemingly small step on the journey, I tend to wait to write until I have wrapped my mind around something, and come to terms with whatever it is. I'm not sure WHY my process has gone this... Continue Reading →
My Capsule Wardrobe
Capsule Wardrobe huh?....At first glance, this may seem to have nothing to do with Evy and his journey...but in reality, he is the reason that I have worked hard since October 2017 to simplify our life. He has both inspired and changed me, for the better. When we found out that, yes, there was indeed... Continue Reading →
Scaling his Mountain
I woke up this morning to my stomach doing jumping jacks. Sounds a bit odd, I know, but there is no better way to describe it. (Anyone out there who has dealt with an anxiety disorder of some sort, or has experienced strong feelings of anxiety, will likely know exactly what I mean). It's as... Continue Reading →
Out like a Lamb; Onward to April Showers
Here we are. Already 1/4 of the way through 2018...can you believe that?! Even as I typed that sentence, I had to re-count the months in my head (and admittedly, out loud & on my fingers, like an elementary student might do) numerous times! I can hardly fathom how fast, and yet how dreadfully s-l-o-w,... Continue Reading →
Riding a Rollercoaster Blindfolded
Riding the waves of parenting a child with special needs can be much like riding a rollercoaster...actually, now that I think about it, parenting almost any child is much like riding a rollercoaster; you have no advanced warning when the bigger ups and downs are coming the majority of the time, and no way to... Continue Reading →
All I could ever have hoped for
It's been an ODD week....not in any events that have occurred or how our daily lives have gone...but an odd week within me. It is odd for me to feel as...lighthearted as I have this week (especially given how sick I have been!). I feel...happy. I feel...content. (What are those recurring "..."'s all about? Well, they are... Continue Reading →
It’s all in the little things…
I woke up Friday morning to a text from a dear friend, in which she said "...you seem to be your happiest and healthiest right now..." . Given the heaviness of adjusting to the possible diagnoses thus far for Evy, as well as the life-changing traumas we have faced since the end of 2016, a... Continue Reading →
Praise Bug like I should…
We, as human beings, can be so focused on the negative. Let's think of this common scenario: the boss calls us in for our yearly review: she/he says 6 positive things, and mentions 2 small things that we could improve on...most of us do NOT leave patting ourselves on the back, & thinking "Hell yeah,... Continue Reading →
I'm Alice; I've fallen down the rabbit hole. I've climbed through the looking glass...and I can't seem to get back. Is it possible to feel both encouraged, hopeful AND stuck? How about experiencing feelings of joy AND of loneliness & fear simultaneously? Well, it must be possible, because this is the strange Wonderland I am stumbling around... Continue Reading →
Look how far he’s come!! Happy 3rd Birthday!
What a difference a year can make. 1 year ago today, I was full of sorrow. That was the day that I knew in my gut that something was up with Evy...he wasn't just slow to talk, or a "picky eater". No, something deeper was up, and I seemed to be the only one that... Continue Reading →
Evretts Mountain 